CONTENTS
A PARAPHRASE ON PSALM 114
PSALM 136
ON THE DEATH OF A FAIR INFANT
AT A VACATION EXERCISE
ON THE MORNING OF CHRIST’S NATIVITY
THE PASSION
SONG: ON MAY MORNING
ENGLISH SONNETS
No. 1 O nightingale
No. 7 How soon hath time
No. 8 Captain or colonel
No. 9 Lady, that in the prime
No. 10 Daughter to that good earl
No. 11 I did but prompt the age
No. 12 A book was writ, of late
No. 13 Harry, whose tuneful
No. 14 When faith and love
No. 15 Fairfax, whose name in arms
No. 16 Cromwell, our chief of men
No. 17 Vane, young in years
No.
18 Avenge, O LordNo. 19 When I consider
No. 20 Lawrence, of virtuous father
No. 21 Cyriack! Whose grandsire
No. 22 Cyriack, this three years day
No. 23 Methought I saw
ON SHAKESPEARE
ON THE UNIVERSITY CARRIER
ANOTHER ON THE SAME
AN EPITAPH ON THE MARCHIONESS OF WINCHESTER
L’ALLEGRO
IL PENSEROSO
ARCADES
COMUS: A MASQUE
ON TIME
UPON THE CIRCUMCISION
AT A SOLEMN MUSIC
LYCIDAS
THE FIFTH ODE OF HORACE, BOOK ONE
ON THE NEW FORCERS OF CONSCIENCE
PSALMS 1–8:
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
PARADISE LOST
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
Book VI
Book VII
Book VIII
Book IX
Book X
Book XI
Book XII
PARADISE REGAINED
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
SAMSON AGONISTES
CHRONOLOGY
1608
Milton born, 9 December, in London
1618?–20?
tutored by Thomas Young
1615?
St. Paul’s School
1625
begins at Cambridge University, enrolled in Christ’s College
1629
March, B. A. degree
1632
March, M. A. degree
1632–38
residence at his father’s house
1634
September,
1637
3 April, death of Milton’s mother
1638–39
European tour: France, Italy, Switzerland
1640
schoolteacher, in London
1641
1642
May/June, married Mary Powell
October, Civil War begins
1643
April, Milton’s father comes to live with him
1644
1645
1646
29 July, daughter Anne born
1647
March, death of Milton’s father
1648
25 October, daughter Mary born
1649
30 January, Charles I executed
March, appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues, Council of State
1650
left eye fails
1651
16 March, son John born
1652
February/March, complete blindness
2 May, daughter Deborah born
May, Mary Powell Milton’s death
16 June, death of son, John
1654
1655
1656
November, married Katherine Woodcock
1657
19 October, daughter Katherine born
1658
February, death of Katherine Woodcock Milton
17 March, death of daughter Katherine
3 September, Oliver Cromwell’s death
1659
1660